Method of making imitation marquetry, parquetry, inlays, etc.



Feb. 26, 1929. 1,703,746

" J. A. O'NEILL METHOD OP MAKING IMITATION MARQUETRY, PARQUETR Y INLAYS,ETC

' Filed on. 22, 1927 TNESSES ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 26, 1929.

James A. ONEILL, or sramormtn, MASSACHUSETTS..

METHOD or MAKING IMITATION MARQUETRY, PARQUETRY, INLAYs, ETC.

Appllcation fll'ed October 22, 1927., Serial 110126.017.

This invention relates to a method of making imitation marquetry,parquetry, inlays, etc. in wood or manufactured resemblance of naturalwood. 7 v q l The primary object of this invention is to obtain onasingle surface the effect or appearance of several sectionshavingvarious grams of varieties and species of the same or different woods,with these separate sec-' tions of the surface colored or stained insuch manner as to prevent the color or stain in any single section fromcreeping into or entering and discoloring any portion of bordering orsurrounding sections sothat the completed productwill have the effect orappearance of variously grained, colored or stained sections with clearand distinct bordering and surrounding lines and the imitation will havethe same effect or appearance as if it were the real article.

I am aware that attempts have been made heretofore of an analogousnature but the imitations of the wood grain eflectsor appearances weremore or less imperfect because it has heretofore been impossible toproduce in the surface good resemblances of woodgrain effects orappearances that were not removed, altered or distorted by stain orother coloring material or by finishing material subsequentl applied.

I am also aware t at attempts have previously been made to color orstain a single surface of wood or manufactured resemblance of naturalwood in varying color effects or appearances; but the designshave beenmore or less imperfect because ithas heretofore been impossible toproduce ina single surface the effector appearance of various separatesections with clear, sharp, fine and distinct lines of division ordemarcation, coated and insulated in such a manner as to prevent thestain or coloring material in any single section from creeping into anddiscoloring portions of bordering or surrounding sections; thus spoilingor distorting the design.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a plan view showing a block orpanel with a design thereon made in accordance with my improved method;

Figures 2 and 3 are exaggerated views in section on the line 22 ofFigure 1, illustrating different steps in the carrying out of themethod.

V is smoothed'by planes, sandpaper, scraper or A block, panel or otherarticle such as illus-' trated at ma be formed in any way desired eitheras a so id member or as made up in sections, but of course it isunderstood that my invention will apply to any article or surfacedecoration where wood or manufactured resemblance of natural wood is employed. 7

If necessary the surface of thewood or manufactured resemblance ofnatural wood other means employed.

Then the 'surfaceqis burned, .scorched, branded or seared by flamesthrough. stencils or by heated. dies such as engravings, photoengravings, electrotypes, stereotypes or' casts of same, or other heatedimplements or by acids or other'caustic chemicals, in designs orpatterns to closely imitate the varying surface effects or appearancesof the grains of as many varieties or species of the same or differentnatural woods as desired. At the same time and by the same means thin,fine lines 2 of division or demarcation are burned, scorched, branded orseared on and through thesurface to give the effect or appearance of asmany separate and distinct parts, sections or pieces of different orvarious woods as desired.

This burning, scorching, branding or searing of the surface obscures ortends to obscure r the original grain of the wood or surface markings ofthe wood or manufactured resemblance of natural wood. This producing anentirely new and different surface effect or appearance as desired. Italso leaves an indelible impression of wood grain effects or appearancesthat is not removed, altered or distorted'by the coloring, staining orfinishing materials to be applied later. I I

In carrying outmy improved method, I outline the design by a scored lineor lines 2. The scored line or lines are formed by a sharp or pointedimplement, or preferably by needle, as it is diflicult, if notimpossible, to employ a blade vof an appreciable width which will notfollow t e grain of the wood.

' These scored lines leave grooves of an appreciable depth in the wood.

The next step is to employ a coating 3, such as shellac and otheranalogous material, in the grooves or scored lines2 and over the surfaceof the wood a desired distance. This coating 3 acts as an insulator toprevent the stain or other coloring material 4 applied to the designfrom running past the scored lines, no i 2.v I i more the scored linesgive the impression of separate pieces. 7

The space between the design elements can g be colored or left uncoloredand the surface may be grained or finished in any way sired. r v 7 Itwill therefore be noted that the broad idea of my invention -'is theprovision of a scored line or groove constituting the outline of adesign, the wall of which is coatedso as to prevent the creeping ofstain or coloring matter across the line.

I, therefore, by reason of my improved method create a design which isclear cut'and which has the same appearance as if the article weremadeaccording to the art to. which it belongs.

Iclaim: t

1. A method ofthe character described,ineluding the formation of agroove or scored line extending across the grain of the wood inoutlining a design, then coating a wall of the groove or scoredline witha material which will prevent the passage therethrough of stain orcoloring matter, and then coloring the design.

2. The herein described method of making imitation articles in the art 7of marquetry,

'parquetry, inlays, etc, including the provision of an article ofwood,then forming a design in the surface of the wood by a scored lineor gr00ve,'.neXt coating a wall of the groove and. apo'rtion of thesurface of the wood, with a coating constituting an insulation againstthe passage of stain or other coloring matter, then depositing thecoloring of stain from one portion of the design to another, grainingthe surface of the wood between thelines of the designyand' finishingthe surface of the complete design with transparent material.

7 JAMES A. ONEILL.

